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From animal experiments to saving lives: a history of blood transfusions

  • Written by: Alexandra Hansen, Section Editor, Health and Medicine, The Conversation
imageBlood transfusions save lives - at least they do now. Here's how an ancient experiment became a routine life saver. from www.shutterstock.com.au

This week we’re running a series in collaboration with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service looking at blood: what it actually does, why we need it, and what happens when something goes wrong with...

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What it's like to live and work illegally in Australia

  • Written by: Marie Segrave, Associate Professor, Criminology, Monash University

As I sat around a table with eight men, all illegal workers ranging from their early 20s to 40s, one said:

We don’t want to spend the rest of our lives here. We just come here for money to assist our people back [home]…. So, maybe most of us here we will eventually go back. But what we are coming here for is, basically for money.

These...

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To build better batteries, you need to catch them in the act

  • Written by: Ruth Knibbe, Lecturer, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland
imageWe need to look at batteries in-action to understand them better. Ruth Knibbe, Author provided

This article is part of a series on building the future of batteries. How can we create the batteries we’ll need to power our homes, transport and industry, and what’s standing in the way?


Emerging industries, from large-scale energy storage to...

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No, the internet is not actually stealing kids' innocence

  • Written by: Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
imagePopular claims about media harm don't always stack up against the evidence.Shutterstock

The news is constantly awash with stories reporting on – and arguably amplifying – public anxieties over youth and media. The anxieties concern violence and video games, gaming addiction, internet and mental health, and teen suicide.

For example,...

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  2. A maverick on fabric: the strange, unconventional art of Jenny Watson
  3. Plant hormone boost for New Zealand's critically endangered night parrot
  4. UNHCR accuses government of breaching undertaking over refugee cases
  5. Rising carbon dioxide is making the world's plants more water-wise
  6. FactCheck Q A: the facts on birth rates for Muslim couples and non-Muslim couples in Australia
  7. Australia’s new marine parks plan is a case of the Emperor's new clothes
  8. Three visual illusions that reveal the hidden workings of the brain
  9. Domestic violence and Australian churches: why the current data have limitations
  10. Why apartment dwellers need indoor plants
  11. Knives are sharpening on the new home affairs office
  12. Women now have clearer statistics on whether IVF is likely to work
  13. Essays on blood: why do we actually have it?
  14. Hugs, drugs and choices: helping traumatised animals
  15. Artificial intelligence holds great potential for both students and teachers – but only if used wisely
  16. How not to agree to clean public toilets when you accept any online terms and conditions
  17. Lessons Australia could learn from other countries to strengthen peace and stability
  18. How can our cities match Europe's for finding value in their creative vibe?
  19. The economics of the money-back guarantee
  20. Politics of landscape: the 2017 Wynne Prize finalists
  21. Abbott scores big win on party reform as Coalition continues to trail in Newspoll
  22. Peter Dutton's postal plebiscite 'fraught with conflict': Warren Entsch
  23. Shorten and Turnbull to talk on four-year terms
  24. Victoria may soon have assisted dying laws for terminally ill patients
  25. Weekly Quiz: in which year was the Battle of Dunkirk?
  26. As the Australian cricketers' industrial dispute drags on, here's what we've learnt
  27. Both franchisees and franchisors benefit from company-owned stores
  28. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the home affairs department
  29. How our immune system causes heart disease
  30. The Archibald finalists – and why Tony Albert deserves to win
  31. Spyware merchants: the risks of outsourcing government hacking
  32. Athlete health and fair play: Kristen Worley case puts women’s sport policy in the dock
  33. Friday essay: from the Great Wave to Starry Night, how a blue pigment changed the world
  34. Explainer: how scientists invent new colours
  35. Plonk: a language lover's guide to Australian drinking
  36. Social mix in housing? One size doesn't fit all, as new projects show
  37. Vital Signs: the RBA's still longing for Goldilocks growth
  38. When to send a child to school causes anxiety and confusion for parents
  39. New complementary medicine health claims lack evidence, so why are they even on the table?
  40. In banning plastic bags we need to make sure we're not creating new problems
  41. How 'nudge theory' can help shops avoid a backlash over plastic bag bans
  42. The ACCC threatens to take Telstra and other ISPs to court over misleading NBN speeds
  43. Grattan on Friday: Abbott shapes up in Liberals' fight over their 'internals'
  44. Antidepressants and pregnancy: study didn't find they actually cause autism
  45. Open season for our notion-building pollies
  46. Everyday makers defy populists' false promise to embody 'your voice'
  47. Three ways to help your teenage kids develop a healthier relationship with alcohol
  48. Refuge in a harsh landscape – Australian novels and our changing relationship to the bush
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